From Felt to Fire

Professional billiards is a very interesting and hypnotizing sport. It's a very simple game that has a surprising amount of science controlling play at the professional level and some funny materials science buried in its past.

If you’ve never watched, or even heard of snooker, I am sure that you are not alone. Snooker is a cousin of the more popular (at least in the U.S.) pool, a different type of billiards. It’s an interesting game, whose pace and aura most resemble golf— there is a quiet reverence about the arena when shots are being made, players dress up, and everyone pla…